Urea and short-chain fatty acids metabolism in Holstein cows fed a low-nitrogen grass-based diet

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 500-513

  Rojen B A ^a   Lund, P ^a   Kristensen, N B ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Grass; Metabolism; Short chain fatty acids; Urea

Indexed keywords

BOS; GLYCINE MAX; HORDEUM; TRIFOLIUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 41849100355     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108001547     Document Type: Article

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